FÖDAkost is a celebration of real food. During the second half of the 20th century, food endured a steep decline in its authenticity. The purpose of food—to nourish and to bring people together—was lost along the way. Fortunately, in recent years, celebrated chefs, farmers, and diners themselves have pushed back, creating a culinary landscape that honours its historical ecology.

My ancestry is a duality of Swedish and German. Föda means “nourishment” in Swedish and kost means “fare” in German. I believe in honouring history because looking at our anthropological past brought sincerity—and taste—back to food.

Finding restaurants and cafés that honour their place, their time, and their people.

Here at FÖDAkost, the Finest Restaurants page lists our favourite dining rooms and the Finest Cafés page lists our favourite coffee spots and bakeries: those which we return to consistently and always recommend. Our Editorials page follows us through the discovery of new rooms, new menus, and new cities—all with original photography and commentary. Our Concierge page can be used as a guide to finding restaurants by neighbourhood, cuisine type, or dietary preference—and our Recently Opened page lists new restaurants in our hometown of Vancouver, B.C.

FÖDAkost also serves as a tool for weeding out the marketing racket: it utilizes skills learned through a decade of investigative journalism to dig at sourcing methods, culinary techniques, and creativity of each establishment reviewed. We don’t publish articles just because a restaurant’s PR agency requested that we do.

There are countless cutting-edge restaurants in every city around the world, but there is also a lot of clatter. Who, truly, is an innovator in today's culinary world? Who, genuinely, respects the land their produce grows in? Who, honestly, understands the flavour that comes from ecologically-informed growing practises? Well, FÖDAkost is here to help as your guide to navigating these questions.

Sincerely,

Tracy Giesz-Ramsay

Founder